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I can't believe I read through the whole thing - it started off kind of crazy. Still, just as Flegr himself says, the change in behavior is minimal - chances ar
by jakeonthemove 15y ago
I can't believe I read through the whole thing - it started off kind of crazy. Still, just as Flegr himself says, the change in behavior is minimal - chances are high that the average individual's life wouldn't be much different whether he/she had the parasite or not.
Still, it's amazing how such a primitive organism can change your brain's function - makes you wonder if there's a parasite that's making people stupid/smart/lazy/etc.
- marshray 15y agoPerhaps even consciousness itself is... no. Host. Must. Not. Think. Such. Thoughts.
- JoachimSchipper 15y agoDennet ("Consciousness explained") does suggest that important parts of what we call "consciousness" are cultural, rather than inborn...
- simon_weber 15y agoBlackmore in her introductions to consciousness suggests something related: that consciousness is an a concept (or illusion, to her) only widely known because it became a social meme.